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In Safe Hands

In Safe Hands

2018•1h 52m•7.4/10
Drama

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7.4/10(524)

Théo is given up for adoption by his biological mother on the very day he is born. After this anonymous birth, the mother has two months to change her mind… Or not. The child welfare services and adoption service spring into action… The former have to take care of the baby and support it during this limbo-like time, this period of uncertainty, while the latter must find a woman to become his adoptive mother. She is called Alice, and she has spent the last ten years fighting to have a child.

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Production

France 3 Cinéma, Chi-Fou-Mi Productions, Les Productions du Trésor, StudioCanal, Artémis Productions

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Sandrine Kiberlain

Sandrine Kiberlain

Karine

Gilles Lellouche

Gilles Lellouche

Jean

Élodie Bouchez

Élodie Bouchez

Alice

Olivia Côte

Olivia Côte

Lydie

Clotilde Mollet

Clotilde Mollet

Mathilde

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

Alice's Father

Bruno Podalydès

Bruno Podalydès

Karine's Ex-Husband

Miou-Miou

Miou-Miou

Irène

Leïla Muse

Leïla Muse

Clara

Stéfi Celma

Stéfi Celma

Élodie, a childcare assistant

Aude Léger

Aude Léger

Midwife

Anne Suarez

Anne Suarez

Laure

Julie Recoing

Julie Recoing

Isabelle

Judith Siboni

Judith Siboni

Sophie

Amaury de Crayencour

Amaury de Crayencour

Actor of the play

Sara-Jeanne Drillaud

Sara-Jeanne Drillaud

Actress of the play

Serge Kribus

Serge Kribus

Actor of the play who plays Louka

Youssef Hajdi

Youssef Hajdi

Ahmed

Brice Hillairet

Brice Hillairet

Thomas

Yannick Choirat

Yannick Choirat

Stéphane

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